Kakadu Plum

Terminalia ferdinandiana, most commonly known as the Kakadu plum, gubinge, billygoat plum, green plum, salty plum, murunga and mador, is a flowering plant in the family Combretaceae, native to Australia and widespread in the tropical woodlands from north-western Australia to eastern Arnhem Land. It is a slender, small to medium-sized tree with creamy-grey, flaky bark, pale green deciduous leaves, and small, creamy-white, perfumed flowers on spikes. The fruit is yellow-green, almond-sized, with a short beak at the tip and one large seed. It has been used as a bush food and bush medicine for centuries and has especially high levels of vitamin C. The tree is particularly valued as a medicine by the Aboriginal peoples of the region, who use the inside of the bark for treating various skin ailments and infections. The fruit tastes somewhat bland with a sour, astringent finish, and is made into jam, sauces and relishes.